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The Pandemic Holiday Diaries #2: Bára Halldórsdóttir & Hrafna Jóna Ágústsdóttir
How does one approach the holiday season in the midst of gathering bans and social distancing? To learn, we’re sitting…
‘This Is Not A Show’ – Bára Halldórsdóttir’s Installation Sheds Light On Life For The Disabled
Activist and artist Bára Halldórsdóttir is back with an installation piece entitled ‘This Is Not A Show’. “This is not…
Bára Halldórsdóttir’s Perfect Day In Reykjavik
by Bára Halldórsdóttir and Andie Sophia Fontaine
Bára Halldórsdóttir is perhaps best known for being the whistleblower in the notorious Klausturgate scandal, but she is also an…
Bar Changes Name After Political Scandal
by Inês Pereira
By the end of 2018, the local bar Klaustur had gained a lot of sudden attention. The establishment was the…
What Are Icelanders Talking About?
The ongoing RÚV television series, Svona fólk (People like this), which focuses on Iceland’s queer history, reminded people of just…
Hatari To Support Klausturgate Whistleblower Bára Halldórsdóttir
by Lea Müller
Whistleblower Bára Halldórsdóttir, who recorded the infamous conversation between members of the Central Party and People’s Party at the bar…
Legal Fund For Bára Halldórsdóttir Established
Bára Halldórsdóttir, the whistleblower who recorded six members of Parliament speaking abusively about their colleagues in a public space, still…
Happening In Reykjavík: Weird Kids Run Amok, Bára’s Party, Dream Island
by John Rogers
As the sun continues to grace our pale, disbelieving faces, there are plenty of events going on to make the…
Klausturgate Whistleblower Compelled To Delete Recordings, Will Not Be Fined
The Date Protection Authority has ruled that Bára Halldórsdóttir‘s recordings of six MPs speaking abusively in public constitutes “electronic surveillance”,…
The Art Of Being Seen: Bára Halldórsdóttir Will Bring Disabled Reality To Light
While Iceland has a reputation for having a strong and vibrant social welfare system, Iceland’s disabled population often feels overlooked…
Icelandic MPs Protest Against Klausturgate MP Live In Parliament
Two MPs for the Pirate Party flanked Centre Party MP Bergþór Ólason as he delivered a speech in Parliament yesterday,…
Klausturgate MPs Accuse Whistleblower Of Disguising Herself Like A Tourist To Record Them
In a complaint filed with the Data Protection Authority, a copy of which was forwarded to Grapevine, four of the…
Gallup: Socialist Party Surges Up, Progressives And People’s Party Sinks
Within the span of a month, the Socialist Party of Iceland—which does not yet have a seat in Parliament—went from…
The Power Of Accountability: An Interview With Whistleblower Bára Halldórsdóttir
Bára Halldórsdóttir, a queer disabled woman who has long advocated for the rights of the chronically ill, found herself in…
VIDEO: Protests Held Against Klausturgate MPs In Front Of Parliament
About 200 people turned out in front of Parliament yesterday to protest the fact that the six MPs involved in…
Happening This Weekend: Our Picks!
It’s been said that January is the Monday of the months. We don’t believe that though, as there are so…
Appellate Court Confirms District Court Ruling On Klaustur Case
Few options are remaining for the four MPs who decided to take legal action against whistleblower Bára Halldórsdóttir in the…
Polls: Centre Party Keeps Sinking, Progressives Rise Up
The Centre Party, currently in the middle of a political scandal, continue to lose support, while the Progressive Party made…
What Are Icelanders Talking About?
In a story that has made international headlines, three died in a fatal accident in South Iceland in the last…
VIDEO: Klausturgate Trial Begins
Reykjavik District Court was the scene yesterday for the start of legal proceedings in the so-called Klaustur Case, as four…
Iceland’s Centre Party Tumbles In Polls In Wake Of Klausturgate Scandal
The Centre Party, four MPs of which featured prominently in the Klausturgate recordings, have dropped significantly in support in the…